The first lawsuit was filed against the Greek State for the leak of e-mails from the Ministry of the Interior, which were used by MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou to send a newsletter.
The lawsuit is filed by a resident of the Netherlands who had submitted her information to be registered on the electoral roll in order to exercise her constitutional right to vote in the 2023 national elections.
However, “on 1.3.2024 she received in her personal email which she had submitted to the Home Office an email containing an unsolicited political communication from a member of the European Parliament with whom the claimant had absolutely no previous interaction”.
The first lawsuit was filed against the Greek State by a resident of the Netherlands for the leak of her e-mail by the Ministry of the Interior.
The plaintiff, who is represented by our office, had submitted her information for registration in the electoral roll in order to exercise…
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What does the plaintiff plead?
Specifically, the plaintiff invokes a violation of articles 5, 6, 12 and especially 32 par. 4 of the GDPR, with an emphasis on the failure of the Greek State to ensure that persons who have access to personal data act only on the instructions of the data controller.
He requests from the Greek State “monetary satisfaction due to moral damage in the amount of 20,000 euros, interest from the service of the lawsuit until payment”. According to the information, other lawsuits will follow.
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